Bulgarian health data system’s consent, access rules questioned at EU court
By Júlia Tar ( August 24, 2026, 11:11 GMT | Insight) -- The EU's top court has been asked if Bulgaria's national health information system breached the bloc's data privacy rules following a legal challenge from two individuals who say it transferred their medical data without their knowledge or permission. Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court has requested a preliminary ruling on whether the system's collection, storage, and transfer of patients' medical records breaks the EU's General Data Protection Regulation.Bulgaria’s mandatory national health information system is facing scrutiny at the EU’s top court over whether its approach to collection, storage, and transfer of patients' medical records is in breach of the bloc's data privacy rules following a legal challenge from two individuals. ...
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